A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BS - Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s (ABM) Option
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 26.1310
- Credits (computed from items)
- 279-302
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 200004
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_200004_e39b22c2
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)
0 items
Major Requirements (45-46 hours)
14 items
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 4
- or: BIOL 696 - Seminar in Biology1
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: MATH 270 - Statistical Methods I4
- Note: MATH 153 is required for the Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Concentration.Not resolved to a course
- or: PHYS 230 - General Physics I4
- or: PHYS 231 - General Physics II4
Concentrations
0 items
Cellular and Molecular Biology (26-28 hours)
0 items
Required Coursework (20 hours)
8 items
- 4
- 3
- or: BIOL 519 - Cell Biology3
- 1-3
- Note: A minimum of 6 hours of BIOL 480 are required.Not resolved to a course
- 1-6
- Note: A minimum of 2 hours of BIOL 493 are required.Not resolved to a course
- 2
Guided Electives (6-8 hours)
5 items
- Choose at least 3 hours of CURE Applications:Not resolved to a course
- or: BIOL 513 - General Microbiology4
- 4
- 3-4
- and Choose at least 3 hours from the Cell and Molecular, Pre-Health, and Physiology electives set.Not resolved to a course
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (26-28 hours)
0 items
Required Coursework (20 hours)
8 items
- 3
- 3
- or: BIOL 675 - Advanced Methods in Ecology and Evolution4
- 1-3
- Note: A minimum of 6 hours of BIOL 480 are required.Not resolved to a course
- 1-6
- Note: A minimum of 2 hours of BIOL 493 are required.Not resolved to a course
- 2
Guided Electives (6-8 hours)
0 items
Biology Elective Course Sets
0 items
Cell and Molecular, Pre-Health, and Physiology Elective Set
14 items
- 4
- 4
- or: BIOL 512 - Cellular and Molecular Immunology3
- or: BIOL 516 - Plant Molecular Biology3
- or: BIOL 517 - Biochemistry3
- or: BIOL 518 - Advanced Techniques in Microscopy4
- 4
- or: BIOL 561 - Molecular Medicine3
- 4
- CURE Methods courseNot resolved to a course
- 4
- CURE Applications coursesNot resolved to a course
- or: BIOL 513 - General Microbiology4
- 4
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Elective Set
25 items
- 4
- 3
- or: FS 330 - Population Genetics for Forensic Science3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- or: BIOL 515 - Plant Physiology3
- or: BIOL 520 - Darwin’s Origin of Species3
- or: BIOL 525 - Flora of the Southern Appalachians4
- or: BIOL 533 - Ecological Co-Adaptations4
- or: BIOL 534 - Terrestrial Landscape Ecology4
- or: BIOL 535 - Aquatic Ecology4
- or: BIOL 539 - Ecological Genetics3
- or: BIOL 541 - Conservation Biology3
- or: BIOL 553 - Principles of Systematics3
- or: BIOL 555 - Vascular Plants4
- or: BIOL 570 - Biology of Arthropods4
- or: BIOL 571 - Animal Behavior4
- or: BIOL 572 - Ornithology4
- or: BIOL 576 - Contemporary Fisheries4
- or: BIOL 577 - Herpetology4
- 3
- 4
- CURE Applications coursesNot resolved to a course
- or: BIOL 573 - Microbial Ecology4
General Biology Elective Set
28 items
- 1
- or: BIOL 593 - Advanced Studies in Biology1-6
- (Includes courses available through Highlands Biological Station.)Not resolved to a course
- 1
- CURE Methods coursesNot resolved to a course
- or: BIOL 564 - Brewing Methods and Evaluation4
- or: BIOL 567 - Biostatistics3
- CURE Applications CoursesNot resolved to a course
- 1-3
- 3-4
- 1
- 2
- 1
- Other electivesNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
General Electives
0 items
Source. Western Carolina University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.wcu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=62&poid=9040. Captured page pages/0029.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.